Alpha's Nala

Michael Angelo

After informing my company that I will be heading out for a breath of fresh air, I stood up from the seat and dashed out of the lobby.

I was midway to the exit when I breath in another scent, and this time, I knew who it was.

More like, who they were, since it was two distinct scents of spice and wood...

I glanced up and was in time to see the Killer Alphas of the North, stepping out of one of the resort's elevators.

Having to have smelled me too, the two snapped their attention from each other - because they were chatting at that moment to my direction. Then, on instinct, they immediately strode toward me and when they were in front of me, they quickly kneeled and bowed their heads in respect. "Our King," they both greeted.

Ugh!

Why can't these people just be casual out of the Kingdom's premises?

'Because you're their King idiot.' Bear snapped and I wonder what got him in a bad mood now.

'Down dog, you okay? You've been snappy recently. Is there something bothering you?' I inquired and that earned me snarled from him. Okay... best not to entertain further.

Going back to the twins, and seeing they are still bowing in front of me, I couldn't help but rolled my eyes.

"You two know that you could only do that when we're at the palace, right?" I acknowledged and, for the first time, they raised their heads in doubt. Recognizing that I was serious, they breathe out a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank heavens! I thought if we don't approach you the right way, you'll cut our heads off, kid."

Xavier, the black-haired Alpha, blurted out.

I wanted to complain about the way he called me 'kid' since I was not that young, I'm already twenty-four and a fully matured wolf.

But seeing how relieved he was with my declaration, I couldn't find it in me to be mad at the fifty-two-year-old man.

Instead, and together with Night- the silver-headed Alpha, we chuckled at him.

Unexpectedly, as they stood up from their kneeling position, a familiar fragrance hit me.

It was different from their own, and I know it was because their scents were stronger, and the ones I inhaled just now were delicate and sweet.

A girl...

Thinking that maybe it was just their wives, I quickly dismissed my curiosity and concentrated on them.

Yet, it stirred something inside of me, causing Bear to immediately became irritated and antsy.

'Hey, you okay? What's wrong, Bearamoth?' I asked, concerned now.

He only snarled at me.

As I did earlier, I didn't ponder further, recognizing that he's still in a grumpy mood. And do note that when he's this cranky, bad things start to happen between us. Much less, another migraine for me... I winced.

"So what brings you guys here?" I asked directly to the twins, trying to distract myself from my wolf's temper.

"Isn't it obvious, kid? We're on vacation." Xavier simply replied.

Hearing this before, I raised a skeptical eyebrow at him.

"The last time I checked, you two asked for a leave of absence because you need to resolve something important. Then, the next month, you pleaded again because you were having issues. When I asked what, you two never spill any reasons. And let me remind you both, those absences lasted for a month..."

I carefully eyed them, and funny it was, seeing two elder men becoming nervous at a young fellow like me.

I'm not even using my Alpha tone with this one. Still, they reacted this way...

I quickly felt smug about this.

"Now, you're on a holiday again... What's your REAL purpose, gentlemen?" I challenged, crossing my arms in front of my chest.

The two gulped but managed to keep their eyes on me.

Then, with a shaky breath, Night quietly confesses, "We are here for our mate, your Majesty."

"Mate?" my forehead creased in confusion, "But I thought you guys were already mated... not to mention, married."

The two looked down; a sign of shame and guilt.

"Was." Xavier spilled.

I eyed them, more baffled than usual.

They both flashed a gentle smile at me.

"Amara and Emily are not our TRUE mates. Our marriage with them was fixed, Mikee. " Xavier clarified.

Minding that, comprehension hitting me like a ton of bricks, my eyes widened.

"Oh." was all I could say.

The twins laughed but it didn't last long and they became serious again.

"We truly believe that our mate was dead since it was not normal to be mateless at the age of thirty." Night started with a sigh.

"Our pack was becoming weak, Mikee and you know how important it is to have your LUNA by your side to bring that strength.” he pauses.

As if it was a signal, Xavier continued, explaining, "So to save our people and territory, we decided to arranged a marriage to our neighboring pack since the alpha's daughters there were mateless as well."

"Or so we thought." Night interjected, letting out another heavy sigh, "Turns out, Emily and Amara have mates. They found them only recently and since we were not fully mated, it was easy to let them go." he further explained.

"So what about your mate? Where did you two meet her?"

I was interested now.

"Well, it wasn't really that magical your Highness, if you're expecting any sparks and glitters." Night joked, earning a kidney jab from me.

He playfully punches my arm and that got us laughing.

Xavier could only shake his head at us out of amusement.

"Seriously speaking though." Night started with a scratch on his neck, "It was amidst of our married life when we found our TRUE mate, Mikee."

"Her name was Susie Marina Dawn."

Xavier proudly says, "She was

twenty-eight and working in the South when we first met her. She

was a financial analyst and it so net

happened that we were checking out a new investment program, Long story short, we accepted her offer and after seeing her that day, we tried to get her to work for us."

"Turns out, the woman was feisty." Night frowns at the memory, "She declined every offer we could give her. It was frustrating and our wolves were not helping so

of decided to... kidnap her", we kind

gulped when I shot him a death glare.

Though before I could even explode, Xavier stopped me.

"We know it was wrong kid, but don't go all Alpha King at us when you know, deep inside, you'll do the same. Especially in times of RAMPAGE, or BLOODLUST. " he reasoned.

I even out my breathing as I take in his point.

"We know it was wrong, Mikee but believed us when we say that we meant well with her... She was our mate. Thankfully, after a year, she eventually accepted us. However, after three years, she learned about our marriage. We tried to tell her beforehand but, it was not that easy..." Night halted and breathed out heavily.

Xavier, on the other hand, clenched his jaw while his eyes were distant.

I could tell, the two loathes the memory—it's almost painful to watch.

"Let me guess, she rejected you two," I stated, earning a sad smile from the two.

"We don't want to reject her at all, so we requested her to do it," Xavier stated through gritted teeth.

"We thought at first, she will not do it... She loves us, we saw it in her eyes." Night's jaw clenched, "But she did it anyway."

"I guess, we hurt her that bad that she ended up doing it. We know she could not do it, still, we asked her and here we are." Xavier sighed heavily. "It was all our fault, kid."

I could only let out a heavy sigh of my own, realizing how hard this is for them.

"So you two are here now and are trying your best to win her back, aren't you?" I asked.

They both nodded.

"It's not easy though. She keeps on avoiding us when she got the chance..." Night told with a frown.

"How?"

"Whenever she heard about our visits, she files her leave and it always lasted for a month... It's fucking annoying." Xavier groans as he massages his temple.

I snorted.

"I guess that's what you two get for not being patient and honest with her." I teased.

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